Community Design Center

Analysis

Community Design Center is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Community Design Center reported income of $213k and spending of $210k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $205k to $213k (+3.8%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Community Design Center sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michigan House of Hope Inc ($213k), Grace Housing Nonprofit Corporation ($213k) and Buckeye Village Inc ($213k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $76k. At year end it held assets of $68k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $47k. It reported 5 employees.